Following are pictures from today's 72nd Independence Day Ceremony held at Independence Square. The ceremony included a colourful parade.
A total of 315 officers and 5673 other ranks from the Armed Forces, Police, Special Task Force and Civil Security Department were among the participants at the parade. The parade also featured 154 military vehicles.
Pix by Indika Handuwala
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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